CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE XVI.—Showing the Occupations of Chinese Males (including Half-castes), at stated periods of Age, in the Metropolis, Remainder of Colony, and Shipping, together with the numbers returned as Employers, engaged on their Own Account, Wage-earners, and Unemployed respectively.—continued.
Classification. OCCUPATIONS. Metropolis. Remainder of Colony. Shipping. Total. Periods of Age. Grade.
Order. Sub-Order. Group. Under 5 years. 5 and under 15. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and over. Age not stated. Employer. Engaged own account. Relative assisting. Wage-earner. Unemployed Not stated. Others : grade not applicable.
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS—continued.
16 1 1 Slaughterman 1 1 1 1
4 Cheesemaker 1 1 1 1
2 2 Baker 12 12 5 7 4 6 1 1
Biscuit factory worker 1 1 1 1
3 5 Cordial maker 1 1 1 1
17 1 3 Wool-washer 26 26 4 16 6 24 2
2 1 Firewood cutter 3 3 3 3
2 Fencer 26 26 3 10 5 8 26
5 Saw-mill worker 2 2 2 2
18 2 4 Brick carter 1 1 1 1
4 6 Blacksmith 2 2 1 1 1 1
19 1 2 Stonemason 1 1 1 1
4 Carpenter 74 25 1 100 1 10 63 26 5 12 78 5
Turner, wood 11 11 1 10 1 9 1
7 Painter 3 3 1 2 1 1 1
2 5 Laborer, railway 1 1 1 1
Laborer, road 3 3 1 1 1 *2 1
20 1 5 Contractor, undefined 27 27 2 12 13 14 10 1 2
6 Carter undefined 1 3 4 3 1 4
7 Laborer undefined 16 378 394 3 17 194 165 9 6 258 136
21 1 1 Farmer 49 49 1 2 2 22 20 2 18 28 3
3 Farmer laborer 18 307 325 2 6 26 162 106 12 11 313 12
Farmer teamster 3 3 1 2 3
4 Market gardener 1,154 2,669 18 3,841 5 35 345 2,309 1,028 85 34 626 911 5 2,229 70
Market gardener caretaker 1 1 2 1 1 2
5 Fruit-grower 1 39 40 6 30 3 1 2 5 33
7 Tobacco-grower 379 379 1 6 20 153 159 19 21 31 329 1 17 1
8 Vine-grower 11 11 3 8 11
Vine-grower carter 1 1 1 1
9 Sugar-grower 2 2 1 1 2
10 Gardener 37 368 405 8 32 240 115 6 4 25 58 302 20
Nurseryman 2 1 3 3 3
12 Ring-barker 5 375 380 3 57 218 76 26 18 1 316 15
Scrub-cutter 215 215 3 17 135 38 2 20 10 205
Bush contractor (clearing land) 2 2 1 1 2
2 1 Grazier 3 3 1 2 1 2
2 Station overseer 1 1 1 1
3 Station boundary-rider 12 12 1 7 4 12
Station drover 1 1 1 1
Station hut-keeper 1 1 1 1
Station laborer 435 435 1 8 47 219 127 7 26 431 4
Station shearer 23 23 1 13 7 2 16 7
Staion shepherd 21 21 4 14 2 1 20 1
Station stockman 1 1 1 1
Station wool-presser 2 2 2 2
Station wool-sorter 3 3 3 3
4 Dairy farmer 1 1 1 1
5 Dairy assistant 4 4 2 2 4
6 Poultry farmer 5 2 7 1 3 3 1 6
Poultry farmer laborer 1 1 1 1
8 Station contractor 4 4 2 2 4
Bush laborer, bushman 37 37 1 20 16 34 3
3 2 Fisherman 4 4 3 1 3 1
3 Oyster gatherer 1 1 1 1
5 Rabbiter 61 61 1 9 35 15 1 61
4 2 Axeman 11 11 6 5 11
Timber-getter 54 54 5 35 14 3 1 50
5 3 Tank-sinker 1 1 1 1
6 2 Miner, gold, quartz 2 35 37 1 1 13 19 3 11 24 2
3 Miner, gold, alluvial 1 769 770 5 11 145 505 101 3 2 692 63 13
6 Miner, tin, alluvial 1,177 1,177 2 9 42 752 363 9 23 935 193 26
7 Miner, silver smelter 1 1 1 1
13 Miner, undefined 2 4 28 34 3 4 25 2 2 32
22 1 3 Independent means 3 11 14 6 6 2 14
23 1 2 Dependent relative, domestic duties 1 1 1 1
2 2 Dependent son, scholar 37 124 2 163 4 156 3 163
Dependent relative, scholar 1 1 2 1 1 2
Dependent boarder, scholar 1 3 4 2 1 1 4
Dependent visitor, scholar 3 3 3 3
3 2 Dependent son 54 138 1 193 153 39 1 193
Dependent relative 1 3 4 1 3 4
3 Dependent visitor 1 1 1 1
4 Dependent lodger 1 1 1 1
24 1 1 Inmate of hospital* 15 4 19 1 10 7 1 19
2 Inmate of benevolent asylum† 29 29 10 19 29
3 Inmate of lunatic asylum‡ 28 43 71 1 19 37 14 71
8 Pauper 1 1 1 1
9 Others dependent 1 2 3 3 3
2 1 Prisoner, goal§ 11 21 32 2 13 15 2 32
3 Scholar, training ship "Vernon" 1 1 1 1
Occupation not stated 14 37 51 1 3 17 13 7 10 1 14 19 17